The Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility, a new facility from Italy’s offshore contractor Saipem, has been inaugurated at the port of Georgetown in Guyana. Saipem and Guyana have been enjoying a fruitful interaction for the last four years, starting with the award of the ground-breaking Liza Phase 1 contract in 2017 by ExxonMobil. Since then, the company has... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Restarting Ops in Canje Block, Offshore Guyana with Jabillo-1 Well Spud
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is resuming operations at the Canje Block offshore Guyana with the drilling of the billion-barrel prospect Jabillo-1, using the Stena Carron Drillship. The news was shared by Westmount Energy, a company that owns a stake in one of ExxonMobil's Canje block partners. Westmount Energy said Monday it was "pleased to note... Continue Reading →
Excelerate’s FSRU Starts Operations in Argentina’s Bahia Blanca
Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) the Exemplar has begun operations in Bahia Blanca, a port city located 400 miles south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The Exemplar, with a storage capacity of 150,900 m3, will deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the 2021 winter season in Argentina, providing reliability and stability... Continue Reading →
Karoon to more than double output rates with new project off Brazil
Australia’s Karoon has taken the Final Investment Decision to proceed with the development of the Patola project located offshore Brazil. Following the first production, expected in 2023, the project will more than double Karoon’s current production rates. The Patola field is located within the 100 per cent Karoon-owned and operated BM-S-40 Production Licence in the Santos Basin,... Continue Reading →
MODEC Confirms Bacalhau FPSO Order
Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC has been awarded the contract for the delivery of an FPSO unit for Equinor's Bacalhau development. The EPCI contract award follows the final investment decision for the development of the field, announced by Equinor and its partners Tuesday. The development of the field located in the Santos Basin will cost around $8 billion.... Continue Reading →
Karoon adds more wells to Maersk rig backlog
Oil and gas company Karoon Energy has exercised an option to add the drilling of two development wells at the Patola field offshore Brazil to the work scope of the Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer. The work is expected to start in the second half of 2022, in direct continuation of the rig’s previously... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Awarded First iEPCI™ in Brazil for the Karoon Patola Field
(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) (PARIS:FTI) (ISIN:GB00BDSFG982) today has been awarded its first integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract in Brazil by Karoon Energy (ASX:KAR) for the Patola field development. The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea trees, flexible pipes and umbilicals. The project will take place at water depths of 300 meters... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO – OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES (PRICING)
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the terms of the Instruction No. 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), informs its shareholders and the market in general, in addition to the material fact published by the Company on May 27, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Lawsuit Challenges ExxonMobil’s Exploration and Production Activities in Guyana
(Reuters) A landmark lawsuit filed against Guyana's government, arguing that oil production fuels climate change, could bolster legal action as court cases involving energy companies and state authorities surge, according to lawyers and environmentalists. The constitutional claim - the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean - asserts that oil exploration and production led... Continue Reading →
Biden Allows Chevron, U.S. Oilfield Services Firms to Remain in Venezuela till Dec. 1
Chevron Corp, the last major U.S. oil company still operating in Venezuela, received a new U.S. government license allowing it to remain in Venezuela until Dec. 1, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday. The United States beginning in 2019 imposed sanctions barring imports of Venezuelan oil and transactions made in U.S. dollars with Venezuela's state-run... Continue Reading →